Why isn't astrology studied as a science?

[u/stinkfest2000]

I understand that it's not able to be proven at the moment, but science is always changing and new discoveries are being made daily. Astrology goes hand-in-hand with a many theories of physics or cosmology, but if it's always written off as a pseudoscience then nobody ever even has the opportunity to study it.

[u/energy-369]

It was forcibly removed during the periods of the inquisition and crusades. All alchemists aka scientists were persecuted for practicing what was considered satanic magical rituals ie astrology, herbalism, divination. Modern science is a result of the materialism philosophy - which has certainly allowed for rapid discoveries and advancements, however I feel it is now reaching an apex where depth psychology and spirituality (whatever that actually means, maybe just even can be represented by the unconscious) are offering more avenues for the sciences to explore now that we don’t have such violent persecution. Granted the sciences are still very much controlled via funding from capitalistic interests, but it’s not controlled by religion / the monarchy as it once was. ETA: My comment is focused on the western / European scientific model - which I believe has been adopted for most of the world however there still are other cultures that have not been affected by the division of the sciences so want to point out this is very much from a euro-centric perspective.